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John Hall wrote:
> I tried to check out the CVSNT sources, but I get the following error:
>
> ...
> U cvsnt/missing
> U cvsnt/mkchangelog
> U cvsnt/mkinstalldirs
> U cvsnt/protocol_map.ini
> U cvsnt/relnotes.rtf
> cvs [checkout aborted]: Input translation failure
>
> My client is:
>
> >cvs version
> Client: Concurrent Versions System (CVSNT) 2.5.03 (Scorpio) Build 2260
> (client/server)
>
> but it also happens with build 2238.
>
> The command I used was
>
> >cvs -d ::cvs.cvsnt.org co cvsnt
>
> Any ideas?
I've had this problem a few weeks ago. Although I didn't find a
solution, I found a workaround: Use the "long form" for the CVSROOT you
specify with the -d option, e.g. :
cvs -d :pserver:cvs at cvs.cvsnt.org:/usr/local/cvs co cvsnt
Hope it works for you, it did for me...
Best regards
Andreas
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Andreas Tscharner andreas.tscharner at metromec.ch
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